Doll-head



J. B. DANE AND C. S. CANNON.

DOLL HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I0, 1919- 1 329,509, Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

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. JOHN B. DANE cmnLns s. cannon, or nmznnn'rn, NEW JERSEY.

1 To all whom it may concern:

' Be it known thatweQJoHN B. DANE and CHARLES S. Cannon, citizens of the United States and "residents of Elizabeth, county in vented. certain new and useful Improveeats in Doll-Heads, of which-the followis a specification. I

, his invention lates to an improved doll head, and while it isjunderstoodthat these devices canbe' made by diecasting or by other means, and while it may be made of;

. various materials,- itis'de'scribed hereinas.

.of this kindwhichis providedwith acap arranged on the scalp part of the headusually in the rear part of the scalp, the open- .ing covered by the cap givingv .access to the interior of the head, and when in place forming a complete closure for the head and .bemg 'adapted; when 'in -p1ace, to act Y asa fastening means forithe backing or inner sheetflthat is usedxin wigs; for -doll?s heads, thati -the wigis' securely held; place when the capis put in' place. The capis usuallygand refcrably' made-.'detachable .2 g that it-eanil ie taken fron i' the @t at" 1 closed e e-w en the'head is tilted-backward the eyelid moves instead of the eyeball and which simplicity of structure makes its assembly easy: and itsioperation assured; I I The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which shows, one type of doll head made according to our invention, but it will be understood that changes can be made in the details of the construe-r tion and modifications can be made without de' arting from the scope'of ourinvention. lsaid drawing, Figure .1, iS-a side view,

-. *Specitlcationiof-Letters latent.

of Union, and State of NeWJerseyyhave J.- ,The l scalp I "parttthereof, is formed of a cap 'i' conforms infoutline to, the shape of the head DQLL-HEAD.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920. l hpplioationfiledlpi'il 10, 1919. serial No. 288,919.

' made according to our inventiom Fig. 2 is a front view of the eyeballs, the eyelids and.

the support therefor. Fig. 3 is a section through line 33.in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a detail section of the top part of the head showing a, modified form of fastening for v the cover.- Fig. 5 is an enlarged section to.

more clearly show the joint at the top of the head in- Fig. 1, and also illustrating a part of awig attached to the head. --The main part. of. the head .consists of two sections, a front section 10 and a rear section 11, the front section having a de- 1 pending portion 12' by means of which it is suitably securedto a body, the holes '13:

i being shown as provided for this purpose,

,although other means can be employe the front section and the rear section being pref- Q erably made of sheet material, such as sheet metal, and can be stamped into-suitable formation, but, if desired, the parts can b'edie castor otherwiseniade.

a seam, which, in the construction shown,

- lThef two sections are joined. together by x -'is made by a flange 14: on the rear section overlapping a flange 15 on the front section,

the flange 15 bein K depressed enough to provide a substantial yflat exterior surface, and, if desired-solder, as at 16' (Fig. 4), can be used for givinga smooth filllSh and also for permanently securing the parts together, although other means of joining these sections can be'F-used. The rear section'has a :depending portion .17: which cooperates with the depending portion 12 to fasten the head to the body of the-doll.

ortlon, preferably the rear 18 which f and is adapted to close an opening in the an inwardly turned flange 21 on the cap, so as to provide for the reception of a suitable rear' section 11, the'rear section having an inwardly turned flange 20 which is opposite strand or otherfelement 22- which can, be a clamped'between them when the cap is putv in. lace. w

l n the form shown in' 1 the sheet metal clips or ears 23 integral with the cap" 18. are employed. forclamping the cap in;

place by bending the ears over the edge of ithe flange 19, and the strand 22- is usually astrand that has been woven or otherwise secured to the backing or lining 24 ofra dolls wig so that the hacking and the 'straDd are tightlyclasped" between the cap'iandthe had thereto throug main part of the dollhead when the cap is that a spring cover is provided which can be pressed into place, and by a snapping of the crimped part 26 inside the inner edge of the opening in. the flange 20, the cover is tightly but detacha'bly secured in place, and by prying with any suitable instrument, such as a screw-driver or the like, the cap can be removed from the head, but it is tightly enough held to prevent its accidental removal or its removal by any pulling on the wig. This cap, when removed, uncovers enough of the head to permit ready access to the inside thereof without removing the head from the body of. the doll, but in case the cap is permanently, aflixed, as by the construction shown in Flg. 1, the lips 23 can be bent over to securel fasten it, access being ii the neck of the doll Segue the head is put on the body of the The seam that joins the front and rear sections is preferably a vertical seam, extending approximately across the center of the head portion and preferably passing slightly in rear of the ear on each side of the head. The front section is provided with a suitable eye opening 27, in the back of which is arran ed a support 28, this being prefer: ably int e form of a rod,the rod being fastened to the inside of the section preferably by soldering. The eyeballs 29 are fastened, to the support 28 and are held against free rotation by any suitable means, the form shownbelng set screws .30, these being passed through a projection or boss 31 on the'backs of the eyeballs, the eyeballs having their front faces 32 suitably treated to resemble the human eye.

Freely swinging on the support is a frame supporting the eyelids, the frame being preferably made in the form of a yoke 33, the

arms 34: extending therefrom, these being arched orbent, as at 35, andbroadened so as vto give enough surface to resemble an eyelid, the ends of the bent portions, as at 36,

being arranged on a support so that four vided, this being usually in the form of a weight 37, which, in the form shown, is suspended from the middle of the yoke, and when the'head is tilted backward the weight, swinging downward, moves the yoke so as to cause the eyelids to pass in front of the eyeball and thus close the' eyes of the doll. live prefer to provide the forward edges of the eyelids 35 with an upturned edge or flan .e 38 which engages the upper edge 39 or t e lower edge 10 of the eye, opening to limit the swinging of the frame and consequently the eyelids in their opening and closing movements.

It will be evident that minor changes can be made in the disposition and construction of the parts to bring about the same result without departing from, the scope of the invention.

lVe claim:

1. A doll head comprising a sheet metal front section, a sheet metal back section, these sections being permanently secured together at a vertical joint, the back section having an inclined opening and having an inturned flange at the edge of the opening, and a cap with a face to be placed opposite the flange and having means for engaging the edge of the flange for securing the cap in position.

2. A doll head comprising a main portion, a cap fitting on the main portion and adapted to close it, and a wig secured in place on the main portion by thecap when the cap is in position on the main portion.

3. A doll head comprising a main portion having an opening therein, a cap adapted to be fitted in the opening, the cap and the. main portion having co-acting means for securing the cap in position, and a wig, a 100 portion of which is adapted to be caught bep tween the main portion and the cap when the cap is in position, so that thewig is held in place. v

4. A doll head comprising a main portion 105 having an'opening' therein, a cap, the main portion and the cap having coacting means whereby the cap is detachably secured in position to close the opening and having opposed flanges, and a wig having a projecthind the ears of the head, said joint eing adapted to be permanent and providing a substantially flat outside surface, the rear section having an opening therein, and a sheet metal cap to close the opening and having means to engage the edge of the opening to secure the cap in place.

6. A doll head comprising a face portion having eye openings therein, a rod supported in back of the eye openings, eyeballs secured against free rotation on the rod and in line with the eye openings, a U-shaped 29, 09 a Y 1. a a

yoke with its ends arched to extend over the v gage the top and bottom edges of the .eye

'- yoke to cause theyoke to swin when the of April, 1919.

eyeballs and form eyelids, the yoke and openings to limit-the swinging-movement.

the arched ends being adapted to freely In testimony that we claini-t'he'foregoing' 1 0 swing on the rod,'a weight attached to the wehave hereto set our hands this 7th day head is tilted, and a flange on t eigforward JOHN DANE. I edges of the lid portions of the yoke to en- S. CANNON. 

